National Drinking Water Week Photography Contest for 6-8th Graders

Posted on Tuesday Feb 19, 2013

The City of Evanston is hosting an art contest as part of National Drinking Water Week 2013 (NDWW), which runs May 6 -12. The purpose of NDWW is to celebrate water by recognizing the essential role it plays in our daily lives. The City of Evanston will be hosting a photography contest for 6-8th grade students in Evanston schools/ community organizations with the goal of education and promotion around drinking water.

Photography Contest Details:

Artwork can be submitted electronically to katkinson@cityofevanston.org in JPEG, PDF, or JPG or can be printed on an 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper.

All submissions must include an original photograph by the student and the use of digital media. Photoshopping is allowed.

Students’ artwork should express how local decisions may impact waterways in a distant area, or may capture a way in which you reduce water use, promote local tap water, or celebrate our local water resources.

Participating schools/community organizations should have students complete art projects.

Top artwork submissions will be displayed on the City’s website. The community will participate in on-line voting to determine top winners.

Winners will be announced at Evanston City Council meeting in April and invited to attend for the presentation of the award.

Top mixed media photographs will be displayed at the Evanston Main Library during National Drinking Water Week.

The overall winner will have their artwork featured on the homepage of the City of Evanston website. Evanston Beach Tokens for the 2013 summer will be administered as prizes.

City of Evanston staff from the Utilities Department and Office of Sustainability will be available to make presentation on Drinking Water and the contest to schools/classes who are interested.

Deadline for submission: March 15, 2013
Submit artwork to the Evanston Utilities Department, 555 Lincoln Street, Evanston, IL 60201. Artwork can be mailed or dropped off, Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Artists must be in the 6th to 8th grades..

Questions can be directed to Lara Biggs, Utilities Department, 847/448-8198.